February Holidays Fun

February 1, marks the beginning of Black History Month. Black History Month -- an observance to recognize the achievements and contributions of African-Americans -- was launched in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) as Negro History Week.

Culture and Change: Black History in America - get a timeline of significant events and people in African American history plus features about Rosa Parks, Melba Pattillo, and ten great inventors. From Scholastic.

Black History Month from World Book An excellent selection of links and articles from the World Book Encylopedia site.

Time for Kids: Black History Month - travel back in time with this special feature and explore African American history, check out famous African Americans as kids, or take a trivia challenge. Includes sound clips of famous speeches.

History Channel: Black History Month - read biographies, some with video clips, of many notable African Americans and check out the Port Chicago Mutiny exhibit.

African-American Women On-Line Archival Collections This site includes the Elizabeth Johnson Harris' life story, and slave letters.

The Faces of Science: African Americans in Science Profiles of African-American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.

Punxsutawney Phil's Home Page Groundhog Day comes only once a year and its arrival is eagerly awaited by thousands of Phil's faithful followers. No where in the world is Phil's prediction more anxiously awaited than in Punxsutawney, PA., the Home of the Groundhog! Legend decrees that if Phil sees his shadow on Feb. 2 six more weeks of winter weather will befall the world. If no shadow is apparent we're in for the delights of an early spring. Read all about our furry little friend's history, find out what he and his relatives have predicted since 1887, and check out the "Hogtivities" page full of ideas for a complete Groundhog Day Celebration.

Punxsutawney Phil.com - try the text-to-audio Groundhogese translator, ask Phil for advice, see photos from Groundhog Day, and learn more about the town of Punxsutawney.

Groundhog Day History - includes information about the origins of the day and various groundhog celebrations.

Groundhog Day Quiz - learn about the holiday by taking this fun quiz.

The Arthur Elementary School's Valentine's Day Trivia Hunt - Have fun finding out the answers to the Trivia Hunt through their Valentine's Day links. If you get stuck, you can email the teacher!

Heart Pounding Fun - save Cupid from falling hearts, create Valentines with clip art, read the good news about candy, check out the flowers, and more!

Be My Valentine from Billy Bear Our friends at Billy Bear have lots of Valentines Day fun in store for you. Play Valentine games online, print out Valentine cards and stationary, color Valentine pictures...they even have decorations for your computer!

Ben & Jerry's Valentine Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream has a Valentines Day site chock full of fun and crafts! Includes patterns for cutting out paper snowflakes (great for decorating home-made Valentine cards!) and some ideas to help you write card verses.

Sylvan's Valentines Come and join us for the holidays. We've got some fun planned - with new additions all the way up 'till Valentines Day.

The Valentines Thief An illustrated Valentines Day story that you can read online.

Presidents' Day - games, coloring pages and stationery from PrimaryGames.com.

Patriotism.org: Presidents' Day - find a history of the holiday and biographies of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

Presidents Day Activities and Teachers Notes: Children will use the internet to visit online Lincoln and Washington museums, and learn more about these two presidents. Targeted to the K-3 group. Use these activities with the URL for the museums: An Educational Virtual Museum for Primary Students.U.S. Holidays-Presidents Day - Information on the day we celebrate the birthdays of George Washington and Abe Lincoln from the American Embassy website.

Grolier Online's The American Presidency Site devoted to the presidents, the presidency and American politics. Biographies and articles from The New Book of Knowledge, the Academic American Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia Americanna. An extensive audio-visual section with the recorded voices of presidents.

The Presidents of the United States The official White House website with information on all of the United States Presidents.

Presidents of the United States Biographical information on past Presidents from the Internet Public Library.

The History Place presents Abraham Lincoln An excellent timeline highlights the life and times of Abe Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln Research Site This site is full of interesting stories about Abraham Lincoln and his life.

George Washington Interesting biography of George Washinton presented by the White House website.

Mount Vernon Educational Resources Tour Washington's Mount Vernon, read more about his life, take a quiz....and lots more!

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress The online version of the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress offers access to correspondence, letter books, diaries, accounts, military, and other papers accumulated by George Washington from 1741 to 1799.

Back to North Canton City Schools